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    Good start Mark. What kind of wood are you using for the frames? David B
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    You have nothing to be sorry about Toni. Your work is a pece of technical perfection. I wish I had half the skill you have. David B
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    You did a nice job your carving is good too. David B
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    I have alway been interesred in SIBs I will be watching thid build. Davd B
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    In that case go for any of them. David B
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    Good idea Bob. I was wondering how you were going to plank the inside. David B
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    Great piece of carving. David B
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    Your doing a fine job on your deck planking to me the rough part is always the scraping and smoothing. What a mess. David B
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    Great work Danny. Making holes cleanly at that size is not easy. David B
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    Looking good so far. However I would fill in the spaces between your bulkheads. This will help in prevent you planking from buckling and give you more surface to glue. I have seen quite a few pinks built. It is a nice lokking model. However the hull can be a little tricky to plank because of the curves and the bow. David B
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    Nicely done. What brand of foil do you use? David B
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    Remindes me of a great lakes oar carrier. But whick one. David B
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    Nicely done . However I thought the paddles on the Robert E Lee were articulated. I could be wrong though. David B
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    Metal bars or some other form of protectionwould be used. Glass owuld be expensive and hard to replace . David B
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    I like your build great joinery and very neat. Keep up the good work. David B
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    I have made carraiges the way chuck does. However once the profile is machined out I then slice it up at an angle like a slice of bread then add the rest. David B
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    A nice model of the Vasa. David B
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    I bet you were not happy about having to rework the entire assembly over. This took a lot of time. David B
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    Nice soldering Bob. If you go to Michaels you will find metal leaf kits at a very decent price. David B
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    Nice process Chuck. As for the color I wuld go with the wood the originals were made of. These vessels were made quick on a shoe string budget and not meant to last for very long. David B
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    A feather board would be easy. But I think making the Byrnes saw with a tilting arbor would take away what to me is one of the most important features. A permanantly aligned 90 degree to table blade. I could be wrong though. David B
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    My second try at this kit proved to be interesting in that I learned several new things. The first thing was to cut out the hull and the backbone and make sure they they fit perfect. Once I was sure of everything they were glued together. Then I cut out the bulkhead formers and dry fit each one before they were permanenly seated. I made sure the aft deck was perfecly aligned. Thi took some time and playing with. Paper unlike wood is flexible and you have to double check every joint. The main deck was cut out oversize and length was measure to insure a proper fit once all the slots and holes were cut out. I am glad I did this. Note to self when printing always double check the dimension, you could always be off. Even 1/64 could mean serious trouble. The for deck was added and I am happy so far. Once more several lessons were learned and one is alway double check everything and take nothing for granted. David B
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    I think you are doing a fine job. Keep up the good work. David B
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    They did not like the smell of a slughterhouse that had not been cleaned for several years. His own wife would move in with the kids when he sarted cutting. David B
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    I am sorry to say that this was before digital and I do not have a phoot of on my computor at the moment. That does not mean I wont stop looking. I will ask fellow club members if they have any. In Buds case the association where he lived threatened to throw himout of his condo. David B

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